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Thomson Reuters has announced the addition of Investigative News Network's (INN) long-form investigative journalism to its media platform, bolstering its news content for publishers and broadcasters worldwide. Thirty INN members have agreed to participate, including RBF grantees Center for Public Integrity and Center for Investigative Reporting. INN was formed at The Pocantico Center in 2009.

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RBF grantee the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) has launched the beta version of its new investigative news site, iWatch News, with plans to unveil a new digital newspaper next month. All content for both iWatch News vehicles will be produced by CPI, which will continue to promote the transparency, accountability, and responsiveness of government institutions, with special attention to the importance of investigative journalism.

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The Center for Governmental Studies, an RBF grantee, has published a report analyzing the outcomes of Albuquerque, New Mexico's new "clean money" public campaign financing law. The report, Public Campaign Financing in Albuquerque: Citizens Win with Clean Money Elections, found that the law witnessed a reduction in excessive campaign spending, and that in the last two elections, eight of the city's 10 elected officials accepted public campaign financing.

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The Partnership for Public Service, Inc., an RBF grantee, has published a report entitled Toward Common Ends: The Foundation Sector and the Federal Government. It addresses the issue of the philanthropic community's role in ensuring the government operates effectively, and was first examined at a Pocantico conference in October 2009.

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RBF grantee the National League of Cities Institute, Inc. has released an action guide to help local elected officials more effectively promote constructive civic participation that leads to problem solving. Beyond Civility: From Public Engagement to Problem Solving presents seven principles along with best practices to help leaders strengthen democratic governance.

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Naomi Jackson, program officer for the New York City program, examines why only 21 percent of eligible voters, ages 18-29, turned out for the 2010 midterm elections, and offers ways to engage and empower young people in time for 2012.

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Jared Duval’s book, Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics, and Change debuted as the number one bestseller in Amazon’s Democracy and Civics category on Nov. 9. The book began as a project about youth organizing, climate change, and democratic renewal for Demos.

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During the 2010 midterm elections, voters below the age of 30 were racially and ethnically diverse and primarily voted for Democrats, according to data released by Generational Alliance, a project of RBF grantee the Tides Center, and the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).  The findings were compiled from data of the National Exit Poll by Edison Research.

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Civic engagement and advocacy are important tools for nonprofits to utilize to make change happen, but how organizations are allowed to get involved is governed by federal rules.  RBF grantees, the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest  and Council on Foundations, have created two civic engagement toolkits for foundations.

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In preparation for the November 2010 climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, the World Resources Institute hosted a civil society strategy session to discuss how to best approach mitigating and adapting to climate change.

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